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A new documentary shows the impact of book bans in Florida public schools on the kids
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via Delaware First Media (Delaware)In her directorial debut, Sheila Nevins' chronicles the impact of book bans in Florida public schools. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what inspired her to profile those most affected - the students.
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LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressSeveral families are suing to stop Iowa's new law that critics say violates the rights of LGBTQ+ students and educators.
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I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via The New York Times (New York)The show is about friendship, yes, and also liberation that does not match the world's expectations of femininity.
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To fight so-called book bans, some states are threatening to withhold funding
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via Delaware First Media (Delaware)Illinois made a splashy announcement with their new law intended to protect libraries from book challenges by withholding funding. Other states are closely watching to see if they will follow along.
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How oil industry prevails in California Legislature
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)The oil and gas industry teams up with a construction union to defeat green energy bills in the state Capitol.
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Rirkrit Tiravanija’s Pad Thai Diplomacy at MoMA PS1
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
via The New York Times (New York)Book Bans
New law’s penalties for Iowa teachers over books take effect Jan. 1
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
via Des Moines Register (Iowa)School administrators and educators will return to work in the new year as penalties for a sweeping education law that bans books go into effect.
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Judge Blocks Iowa’s Ban on School Library Books That Depict Sex Acts
Friday, December 29th, 2023
via The New York Times (New York)Authors and activists said the Republican-backed law infringed on free speech. The judge said the ban imposed a "puritanical 'pall of orthodoxy' over school libraries."
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Budget cuts in Newsom plan alarm advocates
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Advocacy groups for foster kids, state parks and other interests push back against budget cuts in Gov. Newsom's initial plan.
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Court upholds block on Texas law requiring school book vendors to provide sexual content ratings
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressA federal appeals court has upheld a block on the enforcement of a Texas law requiring vendors to evaluate and rate the sexual content of books they sell or have sold to schools.
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California election: Key takeaways from Senate debate
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
via CalMatters (California)What happened when three Democrats and one Republican faced off in the first U.S. Senate debate of the 2024 California election.
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DeSantis takes parting shots in Hampton, shifting focus away from NH
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire)Ron DeSantis sidestepped a voter's questionabout the lack of attention on New Hampshire. He is moving his attention to South Carolina.
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California immigrants: Two ways undocumented get help
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Republicans may be softening opposition to health care for undocumented California immigrants, but not many have been hired as cops.
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Whitmer promises ‘real change for people’ in State of the State speech
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via Detroit News (Michigan)"We will deliver real change for people right now and for Michiganders generations from now," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed Wednesday.
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California mental health: Big money gap in 2024 ballot measure
Monday, January 29th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Gov. Newsom wanted only his mental health measure on the March ballot, and now his allies are vastly outraising opponents.
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Utility bills: Legislators push back on proposed fee
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
via CalMatters (California)Democrats join Republicans in opposing a plan to use household income in setting some fees in utility bills.
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Fighting Book Bans, Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense
Saturday, December 27th, 2025
via The New York Times (New York)As libraries become battlegrounds in the nation's culture wars, their allies are fighting to preserve access to their collections and keep themselves out of jail, or worse.
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‘My Heart Sank’: In Maine, a Challenge to a Book, and to a Town’s Self-Image
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
via The New York Times (New York)Wealthy, liberal-leaning Blue Hill prided itself on staying above the fray - until the library stocked a book that drew anger from the left.
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Workplace harassment: How bad at the Capitol?
Monday, February 5th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)A new report shows a drop in workplace harassment complaints at the California Legislature, but details are kept under wraps.
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